Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-02-18

| L NOulu TtNu VI MN DuTnlnk C1ttA anu ucNu
tating Germany, for that was the home OF n
fathers, was German by descent and tho
oughly detostcd the French, probably havn
imbbcd some OF the National jealousy and di
like that has always existed between thos
hereditary enemies. I thought then that En-
land was the first nation of the earth and Gc
many the next. The French got well paid bac
for their brutal work, though, when the vict,
rious Prussians ovcrran their country an
entered their proud city In the great war {
1901.
at took us nearly month TO hear of the d,
cisivc victory OF Jackson at New Orleans, IN
| until we did hear OF II we felt any thing hi
safe. / was diligcnt reader OF the Napolconi
wars, and admired the Duke OF Wellington a
n great General, his mustcrly work In the COZ
| ducting OF the Pcninsulur war having induce
me TO form that opinion. thought that Nj
! polcon's back was completely broken when tn
| allies entered Paris in 1914. Although dctestc
Bonaparto, I felt cheap and inclined 10 b
| sorry. WhyS Because the English were the
| at war with us, and imagined that, now tha
| the French were completely cowed and com
plications in that direction settled, they woul,
| be free to favor us with their undivided nttcn
tion, send Wellington md the heroes of tn
| Pcnnsuar over here, and that we would hnv,
no troops to compete with them. That dclu
sion was dispcled when Jackson, with fiv,
thousand raw troops, inflicted n bloody defca
| upon Packcnham uhc Man OF Salamanca ant
| twelve thousand Spanish veterans at the de
| fcnse OF New Orleans
"Thc prevailing style of architecture in thost
carly days was the very elegant one OF the
primitive log cabin. II was the practice 10 live
in the lower rooms and sleep in the lofts. The
latter was very agreeable in summer. but whcr
the wind howlcd through innumcrablc crcvcc,
in winter, and one could frequently lie awake
and see the stars shining through uft in the
roof, or in rough weather feel the drifting snow
n r tho DRIVING rain his furp n
altogether the plcasantcst thing in the world
My house was built OF green logs-I was rather
green myself thcn-and they did some lively
shrinking In 1919 my cousin, who was u
tough sort of n carpenter, came out here from
Pennsylvania. He built an addition TO what
is now the dining room, and weathcr-boardcd
the whole. To the triumphs OF architecture ]
supplemented the glorics of art 1 procured
some Venetian red and painted my house u
rich and brilliant ruby. The unique effect thus
produced attracted much attention, and was
probably q source of great annoyance to all OF
the belligerent cattle in the country"
a visitor TO the present abiding place OF Sam.
uel Lutz approaching the residence OF Mr..
Losher, with whom he lives, will hardly fail to
observe n heavy sandstone boulder, set firmly
in the earth, and bearing on its corrugated face
the inscription:
JACOB LuTz SETTLED HERE
October, 10, 1sa,
HIS SONS, SAMUEL, JACOB ID. AND JOHN D. LuTz,
October IL, 1877. 10Th Anniversary.
The bowdcr was found in the neighborhood,
and looks us though it might contain an admx-
ture OF flint and touch of iron ore.
Resuming his talk, Samuel Lutz said:
MY great grandfather settled at Lower
Lancon, below Bethlehem, in Northampton
County, Pa, some time about the middle of the
last century. At the distribution of his fathers
property, under the law of primogenture his
elder brother took the lions share, and / don't
believe he allowed his sister much OF what was
left My great grandfather, TO speak plainly, was
n numsltull, and his son, my grandfather, fol-
lowed closely in his footsteps. But there the
mental deficiency stopped. His wife was n
woman OF brains, and the fact that she was n
good manager possessed of fine business quail
fications, probably saved him from starvation.
My grandtather's mother was born in 17'i5, so
that branch OF the familys ancestors must have
settled in Pennsylvania early in the last cen
tury.
MY grandfather's name was Michael Lutz.
He died in 1918, aged eghty.three years. IT. rs
said above he had not married woman with
brains he would have been in bad way, and
so would some of his descendants, guess. My
fathers name was John Jacob given him, /
presume, in accordance with the German GUS
tom, which puts Hans in front of almost
every male name. Ulrich Lutz, my great
grandfather, did not marry, according to the
family tradition, until he was more than forty
years OF age. Why he did not embrace the
state at an earlier period OF his
career / can not divine. II was the custom in
at that time that marriage should
take place early in life, and the elders of the
church, who had great influence, did all in their
power TO promote such alliances. How he man.
aged TO escape their Establishments and remain
n bachelor until he was past forty, can not tell.
Speaking OF his death at the age of eighty-three,
line that ever heard of who attained beyond
that age. My fathers sister got up into the
ninetes before she went to her reward, and
think take after her in longevity, physical ap
pearance and characteristics.
Speaking of the religious beliefs OF the pio
necr Pcnnsylvanians and influence of the clergy
over their focks, the Reform and Lutheran
forms OF religion had the most extensive follow
ing. The Moravian Brethren, those intrepid
pioneer missionaries and followers of the faith
for which John Huss suffered at the stake,
founded the town of Bethlehem. The Quakers,
Of course, came first, but they found few con-
verts among Germans There were very few
especially up in the Blue Mountains,
for the country and the people were too poor
to build them. The meetings were held in the
woods and groves, which were Gods first tenn
pies. Muhenberg a Hanovcrian, and very wise
and learned man, who had been court chaplain
to George the First, of England, came TO Amer
lea especially 10 establish and organize Luther
lnism. His son, also an eminent clergyman,
dofled the clerical garb when the Revolutionary
war broke out. and donned the buff and blue Of
n General in the Continental armies. This last
one had an entry of three thousand acres over
on Darby creek, that amount OF land having
been granted him by the State OF Virginia in
OF his iilustrious military services
during the war
I'm Northumberland County the first churches
were huilt Of lOug Dut the npODlp
richer by the exercise of wise thrift, charac-
teristc OF the Pennsylvania German Catholics
In Pennsylvania, until after the Revolution.
Did you ever read the 'Colloquios of ErasmusF
No. had 1t once, but some borrowing friend
got 1t away from me. Wen, that work gives n
better idea OF the German religious character
than anything else know OF.
Il was only six years old when was sent to
school NJ Buffalo Valley, now in Union Coun-
ty, but when l received the rudiments of an
there IL was located in Northumber-
land County. At that time / could not speak
a word OF English except yes and mo- The
school was taught by an English master, and /
never received instruction from any other kind
Of q teacher. We were first taught the alpha
bet, and remember that having the long Ger
man 'ah' for q and n for in my mind and on
my tongue made 1t very dfflcult to give the
proper English pronunciation. For instance,
| said A.a.ngland' for England and 'Swadan'
OT oNttucu my was ti
lerly man. whose name 1 Gun not recall. We
mad nothing but the primer, Dillworth's Spelling
book and Dillworth's Arithmetic for textbooks
10 guide our young minds along the paths of
/ advanced as far as fractions and
the rule OF three in arithmetic. My scholastic
career terminated shortly after was thirteen
years old, In 1902 and in the following Septem-
Der we started for the Scioto country, as 1t was
then called. had an unsuitable thirst for
and united with IL this drawback; /
could learn quickly enough but found 1t dinlcult
TO retain what entered into my mind. Now l
had brother who firmly grasped in his mind
any thing which once entered there, but he was
very slow about learning.
when came here from Pennsylvania dis
covered that had almost to unlean the Eng
ish l had acquired and commence all over
again. Pennsylvania English was then hori-
Dlc mixture of Scotch and Irish brogues. II
that all the colonies had a different
style OF English, like the various German dia-
ects in the old country